Cheaper and faster to get a dedicated player if you want to play discs. PowerDVD is $99 and you'll have to update it at least once every couple of years. Plus, you'll spend a lot of time fussing with it. A dedicated player will be cheaper and have less issues, plus supports menu. And I believe all players on the market today support 3d still - the only one that didn't was Samsung and they no longer make disc players.